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Author Muwayliḥī, Muḥammad, author.

Title What ʻĪsá Ibn Hishām told us, or, A period of time / Muḥammad al-Muwayliḥī ; edited and translated by Roger Allen ; volume editor, Philip Kennedy.

Publication Info. New York ; London : New York University Press, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource.
text file
Series Library of Arabic literature
Library of Arabic literature.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Letter from the General Editor; Introduction; Note on the Text and Translation; Notes to the Introduction; What ʻĪsā Ibn Hishām Told Us, Volume One; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 21, September 8, 1898; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 23, September 22, 1898; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 24, September 29, 1898; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 30, November 10, 1898; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 31, November 17, 1898; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 32, November 24, 1898; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 34, December 8, 1898; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 35, December 15, 1898; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 39, January 12, 1899; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 40, January 19, 1899; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 41, January 26, 1899.
Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 42, February 2, 1899Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 43, February 9, 1899; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 44, February 16, 1899; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 48, March 23, 1899; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 49, March 30, 1899; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 50, April 6, 1899; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 54, May 11, 1899; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 55, May 18, 1899; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 57, June 1, 1899; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 58, June 8, 1899; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 59, June 15, 1899; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 63, July 13, 1899; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 64, July 20, 1899; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 68, August 17, 1899; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 69, August 24, 1899; Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 71, September 7, 1899.
Summary With What?Isa ibn Hisham Told Us, the Library of Arabic Literature brings readers an acknowledged masterpiece of early 20th-century Arabic prose. Penned by the Egyptian journalist Muhammad al-Muwaylihi, this exceptional title was first introduced in serialized form in his family's pioneering newspaper Misbah al-Sharq (Light of the East), on which this edition is based, and later published in book form in 1907. Widely hailed for its erudition and its mordant wit, What?Isa ibn Hisham Told Us was embraced by Egypt's burgeoning reading public and soon became required reading for generations of E.
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Contents Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 72, September 14, 1899Miṛbāḥ al-sharq 74, September 28, 1899; About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute; About this E-book; Titles Published by the Library of Arabic Literature; About the Editor-Translator; Notes.
Language In English and Arabic.
Subject Maqamah.
Maqamah.
Arabic prose literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Arabic prose literature.
Chronological Term 20th century
1900-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Added Author Allen, Roger, 1942- editor, translator.
Kennedy, Philip F., editor.
Muwayliḥī, Muḥammad. Ḥadīth ʻIsā ibn Hishām.
Muwayliḥī, Muḥammad. Ḥadīth ʻĪsá ibn Hishām. English.
Added Title Period of time
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